I see you!!!

And I'm gonna get you :O)

Weighed and Measured

On Friday, Elleanor had her 2 month checkup. Daddy took the day off so we could properly prepare for the weigh-in. We did our stretching exercises and took a nice big bottle to bulk up.



Elleanor making her mark on the table. You can just see the lines on the paper they used to measure her length. She is now 23" long (90%) and her head is in the 50th percentile so an improvement over the last appointment.

She weighed in at a nice 11lbs. 11oz. She's definitely a keeper! This put her in the 75th percentile.



This was the calm before the storm. Next up were her immunization shots. The doctor was nice enough to hand us a bottle of infant Tylenol before he left and sent in the nurse who had drawn the short straw for the day.

Luckily this picture doesn't have sound! Just imagine crying that turned into a general hiss. Elle was definitely not her smiley self at this point. Luckily she did sooth herself down rather quickly once mommy could pick her up. She left with three cute little Band-Aids and a pretty horse sticker. Daddy said no to the sucker. Maybe next time.

Hide and seek

Whenever Elleanor and Gia get together, they conspire against their parents. I think they agreed that they would both be hungry at the same time.

"Hey Gia, Wanna play a game of hide and seek?"

"OK Elle, You go hide and I'll count. 1...2...3..."

"I found you!!!"

Sophie and Ceci

The cousins came to visit this weekend and they fit in perfectly at our house. Each morning the girls would cuddle with the babies and watch Tom and Jerry. They are such good big Sisters/Cousins!!

They even made friends with the Anne Marie and Henry. If you look closely you can see Soph and Ceci talking from the playhouse and Anne Marie and Henry talking from their trampoline. It was totally cute and maybe next time we can set up a play date so they can be in the same yard. :O)

A warm welcome back

I had a hard Tuesday morning. I didn't want to leave the house but I had to suck it up and be a grown up. This was at my desk upon my 6:30am arrival:

Colby even sent flowers!

From my wonderful co-workers!

I brought in two picture frames as well as a small photo album to help me get through the day.

8 Weeks Old

Today is very bitter sweet. Elleanor turned 8 weeks old. Unfortunately, that also means that Kim's 8-week maternity leave is over. After her bath tonight, Elle posed for a couple of pictures on her favorite rug.

As all beautiful models know, posing is hard work. she only made it a minute or so before it was lights out.

I think she was dreaming about being a bunny rabbit at this point.

Here she is telling mommy it will be A-Okay. Tomorrow will be rough but we know she will be in great hands as Gamma and Gampa will be filling in this week. Kim has left lots of milk for Gamma to give her in hopes that her 2-month appointment on Friday is a good one. We're going for 100% across the board!

P.S. If you happen to know tomorrows winning powerball numbers, please pass them along ;o)

All she ever wanted...

Elle has decided that she will only tolerate a bath on the condition that she have a soothie for something to do. I think this is a sign of lots of bath toys to come. Luckily, we have already started. The tub upstairs is already filled wth sponges, cups, and even a rubber ducky for daddy to step on. Just don't tell her, we are hoping the soothie satisfies for now.

Shown up again

So I have totally given up on trying to keep up with our neighbor. I mow the lawn, he mows it an hour later. I get our grass at least a shade of green mixed in with the brown and his looks like they are playing the next Mariner game there. I thought about putting sprinklers in and he has them in over the course of a week



I think we are going to have to have a chat about this one. Kim asked when I was going to buy the spray paint for our yard. (she also just added that there are flowers on their counter) Aargh, I'll never win. (but I'll keep trying)

Football already?

Elle tried to watch the game but just couldn't stay awake...

Daddy's daycare

Today Colby took care of Elleanor so I could do this:

No, not to polish my halo :) but to get a cut and highlights. But, don't you agree it looks like a halo? Colby just couldn't see it... Anyways this is how I found them when I returned:

It was nice to see that they were both happy and content. Here is a better pic of my new do! I also got a going back to work outfit. Who can cry about going back to work when they have new duds right? I sure hope this works!

Pure bliss